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Franklin shuts down Beavers in 57-45 win over Bluffton

Game Leaders

Bluffton
Pts: Brittany Stegmaier - 12
Reb: Lauren Hutton - 12
Ast: Kim Meyer - 2
Franklin
Pts: 3 Players (#11, #12, #50) - 8
Reb: 2 Players (#20, #50) - 8
Ast: 3 Players (#03, #12, #20) - 2

Team Stats

Bluffton
Franklin

Field Goals

(15-52)
(19-54)

Field Goal %

28.8%
35.2%

Rebounds

41
43

Assists

5
11

Turnovers

15
14
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Posted: Dec 11, 2010

December 11, 2010
By: Josh Bruner, sports information assistant

FRANKLIN, Indiana - The Bluffton University women's basketball team was unable to find any offensive rhythm for the second consecutive game as Franklin scored a 57-45 win over the Beavers on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Bluffton fell to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference. The Grizzlies improved to 5-3 on the season and 2-2 in the HCAC.

The teams proved to be even through the start of the game with neither squad to be able to pull away from the other. BRITTANY STEGMAIER (Garfield/Trinity) put in the first bucket for the Beavers at the 18:23 mark to tie the game at two.

The Beavers made a move at the 15-minute mark as a KIM MILLER (Delphos/St. John's) layup gave the visitors a four-point lead. Stegmaier added a deuce two minutes later to give the Beavers a six-point margin with a score of 12-6.
 
The Grizzlies went on a 15-1 run over the next six minutes to give the home team a 21-13 lead with six and a half minutes left in the half.
 
The Beavers put together some offense following the run as a RACHEL DAMAN(Defiance/Tinora) three followed by a LAUREN HUTTON (New Riegel) free throw brought Bluffton back within four (21-17) with under five minutes left in the half.
 
Franklin responded by taking its first double-digit lead of the game (28-17) with two minutes left in the half. The Beavers only managed a bucket by Hutton before the period expired as they went into the break trailing the Grizzlies 28-19.
 
Bluffton started the second half with a Daman trifecta, cutting the deficit to six points at 28-22. The Grizzlies slowly started to pull away from Bluffton once again, reclaiming their 12-point spread at the 16:22 mark with a KRISTA SCHOTT layup.
 
 
With the Beavers trailing 47-39, Franklin went on a 7-0 spurt over the next five minutes and took a 54-39 lead after two KRISTA BEAMAN free throws. The home team never looked back en route to a 57-45 shutdown of Bluffton.

Junior Brittany Stegmaier was one of two Beavers in double figures with 12 points and five rebounds. Fellow junior Rachel Daman dropped in 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc. She also pulled down four rebounds. Sophomore Lauren Hutton collected a game-high 12 caroms to go along with her eight markers, while senior Kim Miller pulled down nine boards.

Bluffton hit just 15-of-52 shots from the field (28.8 percent), but Franklin was not much better at 19-of-54 (35.2 percent). The Beavers struggled mightily at the line, converting only 10-of-22 freebies for 45.5 percent, while the home team cashed in on 17-of-24 attempts from the stripe (70.8 percent). Franklin finished with two more rebounds (43-41) and one less turnover (15-14) than the Beavers. The home team handed out six more dimes than Bluffton (11-5).

The Beavers return to action in one week when they host The College of Wooster on Saturday, Dec. 18. The contest is slated for 2 p.m. in Founders Hall.

-BEAVERS-